Direct cortical control of muscle activation in voluntary arm movements: A model

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 391-398

  Todorov, Emanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HAND MOVEMENT; JOINT CAVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ARM; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REACTION TIME; VOLITION;

EID: 0034029092     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/73964     Document Type: Article

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